Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BEAUTIFUL SNOW, by MAJOR SIGOURNEY


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BEAUTIFUL SNOW, by                    
First Line: Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Last Line: Pity the homeless exposed to the cold, icy snow.
Subject(s): Beauty; Cold; Grief; Happiness; Homeless; Poverty; Snow; Wind; Sorrow; Sadness; Joy; Delight


BEAUTIFUL snow! Beautiful snow!
Falling so lightly,
Daily and nightly,
Alike round the dwellings of lofty and low.
Horses are prancing,
Cheerily dancing,
Stirred by the spirit that comes from the snow.

Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Up at the dawning,
In the cold morning,
Children exult, though the winds fiercely blow;
Hailing the snowflakes
Falling as day breaks --
Joyful they welcome the beautiful snow.

Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Childhood's quick glances
See the bright fancies
Decking the window-panes softly and slow;
Forest and city,
Figure so pretty,
Left by the magical fingers of snow.

Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Atmosphere chilling,
Carriage-wheels stilling,
Warming the cold earth, and kindling the glow
Of Christian pity
For the great city
Of wretched creatures who starve 'mid the snow.

Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Fierce winds blowing,
Thickly 't is snowing;
Night gathers round us -- how warm then the glow
Of the fire so bright,
On the cold winter night,
As we draw in the curtains to shut out the snow.

Beautiful snow! Beautiful snow!
Round the bright fireside,
In the long eventide,
Closely we gather though keen the winds blow;
Safely defended,
Kindly befriended,
Pity the homeless exposed to the cold, icy snow.





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